The 2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship is the fourth edition of the

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. The competition will be held in

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and

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in New Zealand from 9 to 18 July. The tournament returns for the first time since 2019. It will be the first time that Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga will play since 2020 and will provide Fiji with valuable preparation ahead of the

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. The tournament will be played over three rounds at Massey Park and the

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. Fiji won their third championship title after beating Samoa 31–24 in a hard-fought match.

Teams

Four women's teams will compete in the tournament. Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga last played a test match in 2020. * * * *

Format

The tournament will be played in a round-robin format over the course of nine days.

Table

Tournament

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

References

External links

Oceania Rugby Official Site
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